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Women Divers of the Andrea Doria

January 14, 2010 last update

I have added a couple of comment notes. if you have dived the Doria email the info to  captainswb@gmail.com

Number 1 first woman diver, Evelyn Dudas 1967 First woman to dive from Viking Star Ship, dive boat R/V Wahoo &  Seeker. Member "Woman's Hall Fame "

2-Janet Bieser 1981 July Wahoo second woman, and the youngest woman, member "Woman's Hall Fame " The only woman Captain to operate expeditions to the Doria as the Master of the  vessel.

Gary Gentiles book is incorrect showing Elga Anderson as the second woman read below.

3-Sally Wahrmann 1982 July dive boat R/V Wahoo stopped with 55 logged dives "Woman's Hall Fame member" worked as crew and cook for 7 years

4-Elga Anderson 1981 August Sea Level II, wife of Peter Gimbel  visited the wreck from viewing the wreck from the Sea Level II diving bell   Elga, was the Doria 81  co-expedition leader and The third woman to dive to the wreck she never actually reached the wreck  Elga,  only went to the depth of the diving bell 150 fsw, the dive was  a hand held by Jack McKinney. Jack McKinney secured a down line from descending the yellow mooring line left by the dive boat R/V  Wahoo at the first class loading doors.


5- Eva Longobardi dive boat R/V Wahoo 1983 more dives in 1989 from a  Rhode Island boat with Billy  Campbell  photographer.

6-Cathy Cush dive boat R/V Wahoo, dive newspapers and magazine writer

7-Ceil Connelly 1985 dive boat R/V  Wahoo "Woman's Hall Fame member" PASSED first dive she was 60 years old.

8- Kathy Warehouse dive boat Sea Hunter

9- Molly Troutman 1985 dive boat R/V Wahoo

10- Christine Nargi dive boat R/V Wahoo

11- Lisa Herrera dive boat R/V Wahoo cook and crew set the anchor.

12- Chickie Gugulie 1986 dive boat R/V Wahoo

13- Sharon Kissling dive boat R/V Wahoo 1986

14- Isabel dive boat R/V Wahoo year 1985 Sea Hawk crew member operated by Captain's Frank Persico & John Lachenmeyer

15- Heather Knowles , dive boat R/V Wahoo and dive boat John Jack

16-Barbara Lander 1988 dive boat R/V Wahoo

17- Eileen Hecht Sea Gypsies dive boat R/V Wahoo

18-Christina Young Several trips Seeker & Miss Lindsey 2001

19- Pat Morton 1998 Don't know vessel ??????

20- Bonnie "Merkel" Yurga, 1993 dive boat R/V Wahoo, scared to death needed help after getting distressed on first dive entrée had to be helped out of the water, we stripped off all the EXTRA gear and we got her to make the dive.

21-Maggie Owens dive boat R/V  Wahoo 1990's crew member.

22-Nancy Place dive boat Seeker 1998

23- Shelly Johnson-Kleinschuster, 1999 dive boat R/V Wahoo crew member.

24- Kathy Weydig 1998 dive boat R/V Wahoo "Woman's Hall Fame member crew member licensed USCG merchant marine operator.

I know up to here the order of woman divers is correct, the following may be out of order.

25- "Suzi Dudas Naime  dived the wreck in 1998 First woman Rebreather diver aboard Dive boat Seeker, Suzi is Evelyn Dudas daughter first woman Doria diver.

26 Jenn Samulski owner of the dive boat Seeker 1998 & Dan Crowell girl friend (Seeker owner)

27-Stella Covre dive buddy Neil Tassel dive boat R/V Wahoo

28- Patty Moreata ReBreather diver from the dive boat John Jack 2001 member "Woman's Hall"

29- Tamara Thomsen 2001 dive boat Sea Hunter III 2001

30- Becky Spalding age 23 Born Sept 8, dive boat Miss Lindsey 2001

31-FameFiona Barrow (dive boat John Jack 2003)

32-Deborah A. Cacace, dive boat Miss Lindsey 2001

33- Donna Chaston (local NE diver Mass boat)

34- Kathie Dawe dates, July 1997 aboard Desi Dorado MA, and July 1998 & 1999  Vessel Andy Lynn IV out of Plymouth, MA.

35-Maggie "O'Keefe"  Duffy July 1999 &  2000.  Vessel, Andy Lynn IV out of Plymouth, MA.

36- Carrie Bissete dive boat Eagles Nest (Richie Kohler's girlfriend)  2003

37- Theresa Shiel dive boat John Jack II 2003 age 52

38- Eileen Clougherty Aug 12-13-14 2005 John Jack, Bob Yeagle confirmed

39- Pat Robinson dive boat Seeker, July 27 1996

40- Anita Smith - dive boat Seeker, July 27 1996

41-Marcie Bilinski has dived the Doria in 2007 & 2008. vessel, the dive boat  Sea Ductress

42-Anne Dashevsky July 28-30  2007 dive boat  Independence II



 Captain Steve Bielenda